Although we may always feel young at heart, I believe youth (in this context) does represent those of a certain age group. True, the author does not state a specific age group, and so let me explain my opinion as such: in our infancy, we believe that the world is filled with limitless possibilities, and is full of hope for the future. We set goals for ourselves as children, but then as adolescents we are taught (or told) that they are irrational, and must find more appropriate goals/dreams/ vision of the world. So with regards to this article, I would say that youth lies somewhere between early adolescence and early adulthood (11-25). It is during this period that many of those dreams get tossed aside, and replaced with more conforming and socially acceptable ones. The issue I find is the powers that are instilling this pressure to drop one's youthful view of the world (which of course would lead to creating a world based on such hopeful dreams), are the same powers that were scared to hold on to their own dreams once upon a time. How can a parent tell his child that he can achieve anything, if the parent is afraid of changing the status quo, and has given up on his dreams. It takes courage to stand up for one's dreams and goals when society in general, and even one's parents may be trying to teach them something different.

Now let me be clear- it is not one's parents society's fault if one chooses to give up on their dreams. The choice always belongs to the individual. It takes courage to stand up for what one believes in, and to fight to make it a reality. People like this do in fact exist.

I find that today's youth have developed a false sense of entitlement that stunts their intellectual growth. Society for the most part reinforces said attitude, and the cycle repeats itself - every time becoming more and more complaisant, less and less inspiring.

Hear, hear!

Sorry to disrupt this youth bash-fest, but I'm here to weigh in for the 11-25 "youth". The article, and everyone's comments, are filled with generalizations and baseless statements. Or perhaps those statements are based on what you see on cable "news" or read on the internet, under headlines like "You won't BELIEVE what this teen does when his parents are gone".

We can all provide examples of kids going nowhere, or who are content within whatever you define as The System, but I can give you examples of adults (25 yrs+) who are the same. I browse through my Facebook feed and see friends starting their own businesses, taking non-traditional jobs, and generally cutting the string of safety Zorba refers to in the article.

And come on people... aren't you forgetting the internet?! Those memes you are sharing? That YouTube you are watching? WE MADE THAT.
kids these days. #amiright?

How can anyone expect rebellious behavior from a generation that has been so indoctrinated during their educations that they honestly believe EVERYTHING that has been presented to them in school. We have removed a students ability to philosophically dissent with their teachers, and we are surprised that we have a whole generation of drones.

For those who will assume my age by my statements, let me tell you -I'm not that old but I'm old enough to remember things used to be different.